Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) La fragua de Vulcano (The Forge of Vulcan) 1630 Oil on canvas, 223 x 290 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A figure suddenly appears on the left in a forge where various blacksmiths are working, dressed in…
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Vue depuis les jardins Farnèse (View from the Farnese Gardens, Rome) 1826 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 25.1 x 40.6 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington See also: • Horti Farnesiani (Roma)
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli (View of Florence from the Boboli Gardens) c.1835–1840 Oil on canvas, 51 x 73 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Giardino di Boboli (Firenze)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El coloso (The Colossus) after 1808 Oil on canvas, 116 x 105 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid A fearsome giant looms over a valley filled with a terrified, scattering multitude in what has on occasions been seen as…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Los cómicos ambulantes (The Strolling Players) 1793 Oil on tinplate, 42.5 x 31.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This popular scene painted with great technical freedom shows an improvised stage surrounded by people in the midst of a…